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Michael Bloomberg is going on a Palin-like endorsement streak—only instead of endorsing Tea Partiers and conservatives, he’s backing moderates from both parties. Among his beneficiaries: Meg Whitman, Harry Reid, Lincoln Chafee, and Joe Sestak. Bloomberg says he's looking for candidates who aren't bound by rigid ideology, and are willing to reach across the aisle. Tea Partiers need not apply; he considers the movement a fad.

“Look, people are angry … Washington isn’t working,” the mayor tells the New York Times. “Anger, however, is not a government strategy. It’s not a way to govern.” The campaign has revived speculation that Bloomberg harbors presidential ambitions. “He has a very wide appeal,” said one GOP strategist. “People see him not through a Democratic or Republican prism, but through a results, grown-up, get-it-fixed, make-it-work prism.”

He seems to be interested in endorsing fake-moderate millionaires like Whitman and Chafee. Those with tax plans to protect the rich like Chafee (see his regressive plan to tax middle class families at http://www.ChafeesTaxPlan.com ) are always going to get Bloomberg's endorsement, it shouldn't be welcomed by working families.

Snowleopard

Sep 20, 2010 12:39 AM CDT

bloomberg should start a new moderate party. after the tea party tears down what remains of the struggling economy, the country might be in the mood for the moderate third party, instead of just swinging between ideological opposites all the time.

billcrawford

Sep 19, 2010 7:25 PM CDT

Bloomberg might be extremely wealthy but he sure is lacking in the basic common sense, Harry Reid one of the ones that is causing all the problems oh and yes he also thinks it is OK to put a mosque close to ground zero, it doesn't matter what the law says one needs some common sense which he is lacking and there are hundreds of mosque around the city so why this one and why there, because Muslims build a mosque where ever they make a conquest so it is only right to build one as close to ground zero as possible, thanks Bloomberg for not having a lick of common sense or compassion for your fellow New Yorkers, it shows your true self and for you New Yorkers look at who you are voting into office, terrible choices all they way around so maybe you are getting what you deserve! So as your state goes broke don't look to the rest of America for help ask Bloomberg to spread his wealth and don't give me this, he donates to charity stuff it is merely a tax rite off so he gives nothing except your dollars and that is the same with Gates and all the others in his bracket and now also the President. PT Barnum said a sucker is born every minute, time for you voting New Yorkers to take a long hard look in the mirror! The rest of the country knows who and what you are now you arrogant ones have been brought up to date on what is thought of you by many. A fool and his money is soon parted and a fool and your money is running for public office!